After five years in the Royal Air Force, Prince William is a seasoned pilot. Since returning his uniform in 2017, the Duke of Cambridge has continued to fly on occasion, notably to drive his little family from Kensington Palace (in London) to their home at Anmer Hall (in Norfolk), located 185 kilometers. Last April, the 39-year-old Briton even hired a helicopter to complete enough hours to keep his pilot’s license. Except that his grandmother the queen does not see these flights very favorably …
According to a royal source quoted by The Sun, on December 18, 2021, Elizabeth II would have already had several conversations with her grandson on this subject. Not only would the 95-year-old sovereign be worried about seeing her heir travel by helicopter, but she would fear that a terrible accident would occur when he flies with all his family: with his wife Kate Middleton and their three young children: Prince George , Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis (8, 6 and 3 years old).
“Her Majesty has told close friends and brokers that she would like William to stop flying himself, especially in bad weather, as helicopters are not the safest form of transportation“, reports the source of the tabloid.”It keeps the queen awake at night and she is naturally very worried (…). She knows William is a competent pilot, but doesn’t think it is worth it for all of the five to continue flying together and can’t imagine what would happen. It would trigger a constitutional crisis. “
It’s really cool. I really like it
Note that in the event of a fatal accident, the order of succession would be greatly disturbed: after Prince Charles (73 years old), his youngest son Prince Harry would then become the heir to the Crown and his wife Meghan Markle would be the future queen consort. Their children Archie and Lilibet (2 years and 6 months) would be their heirs. Except that the Sussexes officially distanced themselves from the monarchy almost two years ago … “The Queen is delighted with how William and Kate took up the challenge [en tant que futurs roi et reine, NDLR] in recent years and knows that the monarchy is safe in their hands. She thinks the future is bright with them at the helm after Charles, but if anything happens to him and his family, it’s not worth thinking about.“
Prince William, like his little brother Prince Harry, both inherited this passion for piloting from their own father Prince Charles. The Duke of Cambridge, meanwhile, graduated as an RAF pilot in Wales in 2010. The future King of England carried out rescue missions as an air ambulance driver until 2017. Missions that have taken place sometimes been psychologically trying …
“By the time I started the helicopter training I realized it was better than anything, he has already confided, as the tabloid recalls. It was one of those things that I immediately thought of and thought, ‘This is really cool. I really like it. ‘“Except that the future of the British monarchy is at stake Will ‘…